The state of Oregon and the city of Portland have sued the Trump administration to stop it from deploying National Guard troops to Portland. Trump claimed on Saturday that he was issuing a directive to the Pentagon. The official line from Trump is that the city is “war ravaged” and “under siege,” making it necessary to use troops to protect local ICE facilities. The official line, however, is obvious nonsense. MSNBC’s Laura Barrón-López has the latest
